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Pilot study on the use of basophil activation tests and skin tests for the prevention of allergic transfusion reactions [PDF]
Background and objectivesManagement of severe allergic transfusion reactions (ATR) is challenging. In this study, we investigate the usefulness of skin tests and basophil activation tests (BAT) in chronically transfused patients for the prevention of ...
Philippe Akiki +12 more
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Polyethylene Glycol and Polysorbate 80 Skin Tests in the Context of an Allergic Risk Assessment for Hypersensitivity Reactions to Anti-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccines [PDF]
Concern has arisen about hypersensitivity reactions in patients with allergic reactions to drugs containing polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polysorbate 80 (PS80), excipients of currently available anti-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines.
Emanuele Nappi +12 more
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Skin tests may induce DRESS relapse [PDF]
Health care workers (HCW) are particularly at risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB), even in countries with low TB incidence. Therefore, TB screening in HCW is a useful prevention strategy in countries with both low and high TB incidence.
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Development of Biofidelic Skin Simulants Based on Fresh Cadaveric Skin Tests [PDF]
The development of artificial skin that accurately mimics the mechanical properties of human skin is crucial for a wide range of applications, including surgical training for burn injuries, biomechanical testing, and research in sports injuries and ...
Gurpreet Singh +2 more
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Beta-lactam (BL) drugs are the antibiotics most prescribed worldwide due to their broad spectrum of action. They are also the most frequently implied in hypersensitivity reactions with a known specific immunological mechanism. Since the commercialization
María del Valle Campanón Toro +11 more
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Prick, patch or blood test? A simple guide to allergy testing [PDF]
This article provides information on allergy testing and serves as a simple guide for physicians who are considering using allergy testing as a step in patient management.
Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen +1 more
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Drug allergy evaluation in children with suspected mild antibiotic allergy
BackgroundAdverse antibiotic reactions caused by an immunological mechanism are known as allergic reactions. The percentage of reported antibiotic allergies is likely to differ from the one validated after a drug provocation test (DPT) with the culprit ...
Nikolaos Kitsos +7 more
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Among 74 patients with an immediate hypersensitivity reaction (IHR) to iodinated contrast media (ICM), the rate of allergic patients confirmed by positive prick test or diluted intradermal test (IDT) was 8.1%. 12.5% of re‐exposed patients had a recurrent
Juliette Caron +2 more
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Impacts on foam stabilised composite structures: experimental and numerical study [PDF]
A dropweight tester is used to make low velocity tests on specific sandwich type structures. Sandwich are made of glass-epoxy skin and polyurethane foam core.
Barrau, Jean-Jacques +2 more
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